We demand privacy. Then we give it away!

The privacy paradox runs deep. We crave privacy, accept surveillance, demand our privacy rights, then we give it away. Explore perennial privacy concepts—from philosophy to practice — that shapes how we think about data, trust, and technology.

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The Foundational Concepts We Explore


Privacy Philosophy

The foundational principles and ethics that define privacy across culture, time, and technology

Privacy in Machine Learning

The core privacy considerations that shape the design, development, and deployment of technological systems

Trustworthy Systems

Building institutions, policies, and practices that respect user autonomy, transparency, and rights

Privacy in Society

The role of privacy in human rights, democracy, individual flourishing, and collective responsibilities among us

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Go to know the thinker behind the Privacy Paradox


Meet Sayed Mohammed

Master’s researcher specializing in privacy-preserving machine learning, focusing on federated learning, differential privacy, and secure aggregation. Experienced in blockchain-integrated FL systems, cryptographic aggregation pipelines, and distributed deep learning using PyTorch.

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